The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

For example, when teachers post their video conferencing links publicly on social media, they are unknowingly allowing unwanted attendees to enter their online classrooms. Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning. The course on Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement can help you.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Part II: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education The first blog in this series, “ Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education ,” explored two major barriers teachers face when shifting from whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model to student-centered blended learning models.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In an effort to personalize learning more and more educators are turning to blended learning strategies. When it comes to personalized learning , the “personal” should be emphasized. Putting all kids in front of a device and having them engaged in an adaptive learning tool all at the same time is not personalized.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Instruction tailored to their language proficiency level acknowledges their diverse language backgrounds and varying levels of English proficiency. This approach recognizes that ELs may require extra time, support, and specialized instructional strategies to attain the same academic standards as their English-speaking peers.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my last blog post titled “ Part I: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning ,” I explored the benefits of shifting from explicit teaching as a whole class experience to a differentiated small group experience. The focus is showing students exactly what to do and how to do it.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As an educator and Executive Director at the Inclusive Higher Education Certificate Program ( IHECP ), I can honestly say that my students have experienced a smooth transition to the online learning environment. As schools and universities reopen their gates, there’s great hope that there will soon be more in-person learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

.” Reason #2: Free Teachers to Work with Individual and Small Groups of Students The playlist model allows teachers to delegate the delivery of basic information to videos and other multimedia resources, freeing them to concentrate on personalized and differentiated instruction.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Strategy #1: Two Teacher Led-Stations – One Differentiated, One Uniform Structure: In this co-teaching model, two teacher-led stations are set up, each focusing on a distinct learning task. Teacher 1: Provides targeted instruction tailored to each group’s needs, abilities, and skill levels.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

2) Video - Personalizing Learning at Oregon High School Learn how Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin uses technology to personalize the learning experience. 4) Blog—Five Steps to Differentiated Instruction In this blog, we take a deep dive into differentiated instruction by laying out five steps to get you started.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

See the 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning to read more about the research and methods used to reach every student in an adapted, unique way. eSpark Learning is a fun, free differentiated instruction app for elementary and kindergarten classrooms. What is a Quest? Quests are adaptive to the individual student.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Skillset Shift To achieve this shift from whole group to small group, teachers need flexible instructional models that position students at the center of the learning experience. Blended learning provides educators with technology-enhanced instructional models that strive to shift the focus from the teacher to the students.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 29, 2016

When I train teachers on blended learning, I am often asked, “Is this the right way to do this?” ” My response is always the same, “There are lots of variations on each blended learning model. They are constantly evolving. You need to make the models work for you and your students.”

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Teachers may want to pull individual students or small groups for personalized or differentiated instruction and support. When using AI, the quality of your input or the instructions you provide will dictate the quality of your output. Can you provide an example of a math game that involves multiplication or division?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2017

SEATTLE — After years of declining enrollment, a growing number of Catholic schools nationwide are placing their faith in blended learning, a teaching approach in which computers share the instructional load with teachers, and one that appeals to many parents disillusioned with traditional schools.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Shifting From Whole Group to Differentiated Small Group Instruction The primary advantage of the station rotation model in math lies in its structure, which offers teachers dedicated time with small groups. That allows the teacher to provide differentiated instruction, modeling sessions, and support.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Instead, they could spend their time collaborating with their peers in a professional learning community of their choice. The best example of responsive training I’ve experienced is through the Modern Classrooms Fellowship.

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Hapara

MAY 20, 2022

Deeper learning engages learners in diverse ways and can consist of many modalities, including inquiry-based lessons, blended learning techniques, student choice, personalized learning and collaborative activities. To create a flipped classroom lesson, a teacher can post a learning objective in a H?para

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edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2017

When implementing a blended learning model, it is important for schools to be aware of key components and steps to integrate into their plan. Although it may seem easier to dive right in, schools cannot go technology-first into a blended learning model. A blended learning model must consider these factors.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program. The other was a third-grade blended-learning classroom at Lincoln Central Elementary School, in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

When Ray was my student, I decided to test out gamifying my Greek Mythology Unit by creating a new Edmodo class, chunking the content into small groups, and providing my students with a paper game board to support the blended learning within the unit.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. What questions or wonderings do you have? What do you need to spend more time on?

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

For example, it didn’t integrate with Google Apps, which we had spent the last three years using. Next, we connected this gradebook directly to digital content publishers like CK-12 and Khan Academy so that teachers could access teaching resources in order to differentiate instruction efficiently and save time.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For example, when a Form contains a multiple-choice question, it’s possible to sort for specific answers. Here is a great rubric example (with Creative Commons licensing). These were also mentioned in Kasey’s book, Blended Learning with Google. These trackers are great for students to use as well.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

She also shares choice board examples and product ideas. You’ll learn some of the common misconceptions about creating choice boards, but most importantly, you’ll learn how to get started with utilizing the choice board for your classroom. Find ideas and examples in this episode. Choice Board Examples.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. Tip: To learn about my blended learning strategies, see my presentation on Slideshare Simple Steps to Blended Learning . If you use Keynote, learn how to use Magic Move. it connects with PowerSchool (so I only have to enter grades once.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 25, 2014

This is a perfect solution for Project Based Learning, Differentiating Instruction, Blended Learning, etc. Below is a brief example. Finally, there are lots of educational projects to browse through/borrow to see how others are using Buncee in their classroom. Buncee is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 11, 2019

Listen closely for step-by-step instructions, implementation ideas, and some Google tips that will save you time and reap many benefits for you and your students. I hope this episode inspires you to dig deeper into differentiated instruction, and how to use the tools you have available to support all of the learners in your classroom.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Digital Differentiation offers teachers and students many ways to reach all learners. “ …at its core, differentiated instruction means addressing ways in which students vary as learners. Below is an example of a Novel Unit Tic-Tac-Toe menu that I created as a summative project. Follow him @TommySpall.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Choice boards offer a flexible learning path and help us differentiate. And, they give students voice and choice in their learning! “…at at its core, differentiated instruction means addressing ways in which students vary as learners.”– Below is an example from Laurie Westphal. Carol Ann Tomlinson.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

While there are limits to comparisons between the two educational approaches — special education is legally mandated and personalized learning is a loosely defined pedagogical philosophy that takes many forms — some of the cracks that have appeared in personalized learning are not unlike those facing special education.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

The learning spaces they have set up open up so many possibilities and opportunities for blended and differentiated instruction and individualized learning, meeting the needs of all different learning and personality styles. Station rotation model. They teach Japanese and Spanish.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 16, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Let’s talk about resilient teaching , or more specifically, how to create resilient designs or lesson plans w hether your school district will be using a remote learning/remote teaching model, hybrid learning/blended learning model , or conducting in-person classes.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

Making Learning Happen…New York PBL – Join me in Syracuse, New York in August for some exciting PBL workshops. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. Let me provide an example below…. note the standards.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

There are many ways you can use gaming to supercharge the blended learning experience. Gamified learning experiences are known to keep students engaged and improve their retention of the subject being taught. Implement Differentiation Through Tech Differentiated instruction programs are becoming increasingly popular.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

As part of the Master Teacher Project, this site is committed to building a body of knowledge around authentic instructional practice. The site contains some wonderful blended learning possibilities including rich, comprehensive lessons and effective strategies contributed by teachers across the globe.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

What is an example of technology as a learning tool? One popular technology tool for K-12 learning is Khan Academy. Khan Academy is an online educational platform that offers a vast array of instructional videos, practice exercises, and personalized learning dashboards across various subjects.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You will also see a summary overview, tips for success; some will have differentiated instruction strategies for English Language Learners and special accommodations. The Frayer Model asks students to take a vocabulary word, define it, provide examples, use in a sentence, and provide synonyms and antonyms.

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